Jharkhand murder case: Fresh sections under POCSO added against accused
2 years, 4 months ago

Jharkhand murder case: Fresh sections under POCSO added against accused

India TV News  

Highlights Accused Shahrukh will be charged under POCSO act in Dumka killing case Shahrukh poured petrol on girl from outside the window of her room and set her on fire The teenager succumbed to her injuries on August 28 Jharkhand murder case: The accused Shahrukh will be charged under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 in the Dumka killing case. Though the police had initially claimed that the deceased was an adult, the Child Welfare Committee in Dumka district later said that the class 12 student who died days after being set on fire was a minor. The High Court of Jharkhand also took suo motu cognisance of the Dumka school girl death case and ordered the Director General of Police to file a report. Also Read | Jharkhand Child Welfare panel finds Dumka girl set ablaze was minor, demands actions under POCSO

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Actress who accused Malayalam star Mukesh of rape withdraws complaint, says no 'support and protection from government'
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Actress who accused Malayalam star Mukesh of rape withdraws complaint, says no 'support and protection from government'

Hindustan Times  

A 51-year-old Malayalam actress who had levelled sexual abuse allegations against several male actors, including CPI MLA M Mukesh, on Friday said she was not keen on pursuing her complaints due to "lack of support and protection from the Kerala government". Malayalam actor and MLA, Mukesh, was accused of sexual abuse by a female actor The complainant also alleged "carelessness" …

Add POCSO charges to Jaynagar child murder and rape case, Calcutta HC tells police
3 months, 1 week ago

Add POCSO charges to Jaynagar child murder and rape case, Calcutta HC tells police

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court on Sunday expressed concerns that charges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act have not been included in the investigation of the alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl at Jaynagar. Justice Tirthankar Ghosh directed the police to immediately add the relevant POCSO Sections to the case and transfer the records to the …

West Bengal: POCSO court awards death penalty to Md Abbas for rape and murder of minor schoolgirl
4 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal: POCSO court awards death penalty to Md Abbas for rape and murder of minor schoolgirl

Op India  

A special POCSO court in West Bengal’s Siliguri on 7 September sentenced one Md Abbas to death for rape and murder of a minor girl last year. The convict has been awarded the death sentence under two sections, section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and section 6 of the POCSO Act. Abbas for resisting the sexual advances made by… …

Pocso accused youth beats victim’s dad to death in Tamil Nadu; held
5 months, 1 week ago

Pocso accused youth beats victim’s dad to death in Tamil Nadu; held

New Indian Express  

KRISHNAGIRI: Months after being released on bail in a Pocso case, a 24-year-old allegedly beat to death the man, whose daughter he had been booked for sexually assaulting, near Kelamangalam in Krishnagiri district on Saturday night. On Saturday night, Venkatraj met the girl near her house and Selvam, who saw them talking, got into a heated argument with the accused. …

Yediyurappa may be arrested in POCSO case, if necessary, says Karnataka Minister
7 months ago

Yediyurappa may be arrested in POCSO case, if necessary, says Karnataka Minister

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday said the Criminal Investigation Department, probing the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act case against former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, has issued notice asking him to appear before it for questioning, and he may be arrested if necessary. Yediyurappa may be arrested in POCSO case, if necessary, says Karnataka Minister "Notice …

Dumka gang-rape: What Jharkhand judge said after meeting Spanish vlogger
10 months, 1 week ago

Dumka gang-rape: What Jharkhand judge said after meeting Spanish vlogger

Hindustan Times  

The Spanish travel vlogger who was allegedly gangraped in Jharkhand's Dumka is in a physically stable condition but “emotionally shattered”, said a principle district judge after meeting her on Monday. Four accused have been arrested in the gang rape case so far Anil Kumar Mishra, Dumka’s principal district judge and chairman of the District Legal Services Authority met the Spanish …

Dumka gang-rape: Jharkhand high court takes cognisance, seeks report from SP
10 months, 1 week ago

Dumka gang-rape: Jharkhand high court takes cognisance, seeks report from SP

Hindustan Times  

The Jharkhand high court on Monday took suo motu cognisance of the Spanish woman’s gangrape case in Dumka and directed the superintendent of police to file a status report about the incident by Thursday, people aware of the development said. Taking cognisance of media reports, division bench of acting chief justice S Chandrashekhar and justice Navneet Kumar issued notices to …

POCSO Act | Repeatedly Following, Watching Or Contacting Child With Sexual Intent Amounts To Sexual Harassment : Jharkhand High Court
1 year ago

POCSO Act | Repeatedly Following, Watching Or Contacting Child With Sexual Intent Amounts To Sexual Harassment : Jharkhand High Court

Live Law  

The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that engaging in persistent acts of following, watching, or contacting a child with sexual intent constitutes sexual harassment under Section 11 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. As such, the act of the present petitioner comes within periphery of section 11 of the POCSO Act, 2012 which amounts sexual harassment …

Pocso court disposes of 20 cases in 2 months, convicts 8 accused
1 year, 1 month ago

Pocso court disposes of 20 cases in 2 months, convicts 8 accused

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: In a remarkable display of efficiency and commitment to justice, the special court for Pocso cases in Vizianagaram district has disposed of 20 cases in a span of just two months. The court has also convicted eight accused persons, sending a strong message to those who perpetrate crimes against minor girls. The court's swift action has been lauded by …

Accused in Pocso Case Sentenced to 20 Years Rigorous Imprisonment
1 year, 1 month ago

Accused in Pocso Case Sentenced to 20 Years Rigorous Imprisonment

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: In a resounding verdict that upholds the sanctity of childhood, a special Pocso court in Visakhapatnam has sentenced Polipalli Durga Rao, 22, of Polipalli village in Bhogapuram mandal, to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 4-year-old girl in 2020. The case against Durga Rao was registered at Disha Mahila Police Station in Vizianagaram district following a complaint …

Jharkhand High Court Orders FIR Against Police Personnel For Assault On Protesting Relatives Of Murdered Bajrang Dal Leader
1 year, 3 months ago

Jharkhand High Court Orders FIR Against Police Personnel For Assault On Protesting Relatives Of Murdered Bajrang Dal Leader

Live Law  

Jharkhand High Court has directed the state police to file a First Information Report against its personnel accused of assaulting the relatives of Kamaldev Giri, a prominent Bajrang Dal leader who was tragically murdered in Chakradharpur last year. This is unfortunate that a citizen has been compelled to move before this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India …

​Uttar Pradesh: POCSO court sentences juvenile to life imprisonment in gang-rape, double murder case
1 year, 4 months ago

​Uttar Pradesh: POCSO court sentences juvenile to life imprisonment in gang-rape, double murder case

India TV News  

A POCSO court in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri on Friday sentenced a juvenile to life imprisonment in a gang-rape and double-murder case. Special public prosecutor Brijesh Kumar Pandey said that after holding the juvenile guilty on August 22, the special POCSO court of Additional District Judge Rahul Singh pronounced the sentences on Friday under various sections in which he was …

POCSO case against Nellore school head, bus driver
2 years, 1 month ago

POCSO case against Nellore school head, bus driver

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Balaji Nagar Police have booked a case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act against the correspondent of a private school and its bus driver for allegedly abusing an eighth standard girl student sexually. Two days ago, the mother of the girl student had staged a sit-in for more than two hours before the correspondent's Nakshatra School located …

Jharkhand High Court Denies Bail To Suspended IAS Officer Pooja Singhal In Money Laundering Case
2 years, 1 month ago

Jharkhand High Court Denies Bail To Suspended IAS Officer Pooja Singhal In Money Laundering Case

Live Law  

The Jharkhand High Court recently denied bail to Indian Administrative Services officer Pooja Singhal in connection with a money laundering case registered against her pertaining to the alleged embezzlement of MGNREGA funds in Khunti district during 2009-2010 and some other suspicious financial transactions.While denying her bail, the bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi noted that. The Jharkhand High Court recently …

Dumka School Girl Killing: Jharkhand High Court Warns Authorities Of Imposing Exemplary Costs If Replies Not Filed By Nov 11
2 years, 2 months ago

Dumka School Girl Killing: Jharkhand High Court Warns Authorities Of Imposing Exemplary Costs If Replies Not Filed By Nov 11

Live Law  

The Jharkhand High Court last week warned the official authorities of imposing exemplary costs if they fail to file replies to the queries put forth by the High Court in connection with the killing of a girl in the State's Dumka district in August 2022.The High Court has taken a suo moto cognizance of this case wherein the accused allegedly …

Uttar Pradesh: Pregnant rape victim 'burnt alive' in Mainpuri, case registered against accused
2 years, 3 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: Pregnant rape victim 'burnt alive' in Mainpuri, case registered against accused

India TV News  

Highlights A pregnant girl, who was allegedly raped around 3 months ago, has been burnt alive in UP's Mainpuri The police have lodged an FIR against three people and efforts are underway to arrest them The police have filed a case under sections 307, 376 of IPC and relevant sections of the POCSO Act Mainpuri news : A pregnant girl, …

Pregnant rape victim burnt alive in UP's Mainpuri, case filed under Pocso against 3
2 years, 3 months ago

Pregnant rape victim burnt alive in UP's Mainpuri, case filed under Pocso against 3

India Today  

A pregnant girl, who was allegedly raped three months ago, was set on fire and burnt alive in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri district under Kuravali police station limits. The girl's mother alleged that her daughter was raped by one Abhishek, who lives in the same village, three months ago, but the victim did not reveal her ordeal to her family. The …

Jharkhand: Yet again in Dumka, girl set ablaze for refusing marriage proposal
2 years, 3 months ago

Jharkhand: Yet again in Dumka, girl set ablaze for refusing marriage proposal

India TV News  

Girl set ablaze in Dumka: In yet another horrific crime against woman in Jharkhand’s Dumka, a married man set a girl ablaze as she refused his marriage proposal. NCW had stepped in A fact-finding team of the NCW has found the allegation that the Jharkhand Police deliberately increased the age of the girl who died after being set ablaze by …

Jharkhand government uncooperative, impeding probe into Dumka girls’ death: NCPCR chairman Priyank Kanoongo
2 years, 4 months ago

Jharkhand government uncooperative, impeding probe into Dumka girls’ death: NCPCR chairman Priyank Kanoongo

Op India  

Priyank Kanoongo, head of the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights, has alleged that the Jharkhand government is being uncooperative and impeding the probe into the deaths of two young girls in separate incidents in Dumka district. In a tweet, Kanoongo wrote, “I have come to Dumka to investigate two cases, had informed the Jharkhand government earlier that …

14-year-old tribal raped, hanged in Jharkhand's Dumka was 8-10 weeks pregnant; CM Soren says, 'Yeh sab hota rehta hai'
2 years, 4 months ago

14-year-old tribal raped, hanged in Jharkhand's Dumka was 8-10 weeks pregnant; CM Soren says, 'Yeh sab hota rehta hai'

Firstpost  

The 14-year-old tribal girl was brutally raped, murdered and found hanging from a tree in Dumka district of Jharkhand on Friday New Delhi: The 14-year-old tribal girl who was brutally raped, murdered and hanged from a tree in Dumka district of Jharkhand was eight to ten weeks pregnant. Don’t Miss: Jharkhand: Muslim man arrested for raping, hanging minor tribal girl …

Jharkhand: Muslim man arrested for raping, hanging minor tribal girl in Dumka; cops say autopsy to ascertain if pregnant
2 years, 4 months ago

Jharkhand: Muslim man arrested for raping, hanging minor tribal girl in Dumka; cops say autopsy to ascertain if pregnant

Firstpost  

The mother of the 14-year-old victim said that her daughter was raped, killed and hanged from the tree by the accused in the Mufassil police station area New Delhi: A minor tribal girl was found hanging from a tree in Dumka district of Jharkhand, superintendent of police Dumka confirmed on Sunday, adding that her body has been sent for post-mortem …

Jharkhand: Tribal organisations announce 'bandh' in Dumka on Monday
2 years, 4 months ago

Jharkhand: Tribal organisations announce 'bandh' in Dumka on Monday

India TV News  

Jharkhand news: The tribal organisations called for a bandh on Monday in Jharkhand's Dumka district following an incidence of alleged sexual exploitation and murder of a tribal girl. On Saturday, a 14-year-old tribal girl was found hanging from a tree in Jharkhand’s Dumka district, police said. Accused arrested by the police The accused in the rape case of a tribal …

Dumka killing: Jharkhand HC seeks explanation from AIIMS Deoghar on lack of burn ward
2 years, 4 months ago

Dumka killing: Jharkhand HC seeks explanation from AIIMS Deoghar on lack of burn ward

India Today  

Expressing disappointment over the burn ward at All India Institute of Medical Science Deoghar not being operational, the Jharkhand High Court demanded an explanation from its director. Noting that no burn treatment is available at AIIMS, the court said, "Since the death occurred due to a lack of medical facilities that could not be provided immediately, the victim had to …

Dumka Girl Death Case: NCPCR Chief Accuses Police Of Negligence, Says Adequate Care Not Given To Victim
2 years, 4 months ago

Dumka Girl Death Case: NCPCR Chief Accuses Police Of Negligence, Says Adequate Care Not Given To Victim

ABP News  

New Delhi: National Commission for Protection of Child Rights chief, Priyank Kanoongo will be a part of a team that will travel to Dumka, Jharkhand to investigate the absence of due diligence in handling the Dumka incident where a Class 12 student was set ablaze. We'll investigate the whole matter and convey it in our report.According to service rules, stern …

Dumka School Girl Killing Has 'Stirred Conscience Of Entire Country': Jharkhand HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance, To Monitor Case
2 years, 4 months ago

Dumka School Girl Killing Has 'Stirred Conscience Of Entire Country': Jharkhand HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance, To Monitor Case

Live Law  

The Jharkhand High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the Dumka girl death case wherein a school girl was reportedly killed after a man allegedly poured petrol on her from outside the window of her room while she was sleeping and set her ablaze.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr. Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan observed that the …

Jharkhand: Section 144 to continue in Dumka, other areas. Read here
2 years, 4 months ago

Jharkhand: Section 144 to continue in Dumka, other areas. Read here

Live Mint  

Section 144 will remain applicable in Jharkhand's Dumka city where a Class 12 girl was set ablaze earlier this week by a stalker for rejecting his proposal. Meanwhile, the Jharkhand Police has added sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act after a recommendation by the Jharkhand Child Welfare Committee. The Committee found out that the deceased was …

Dumka Killing: Police Include POCSO Act Charges In Case After Deceased Found To Be A Minor
2 years, 4 months ago

Dumka Killing: Police Include POCSO Act Charges In Case After Deceased Found To Be A Minor

ABP News  

New Delhi: Sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act have been added in the case pertaining to the Class 12 student in Jharkhand who was set ablaze and succumbed to her injuries. Dumka police informed about adding the sections of the POCSO act in the case, as per news agency ANI. This comes after Child Welfare Committee …

Dumka killing: POCSO charge added, special court to hear case for speedy disposal
2 years, 4 months ago

Dumka killing: POCSO charge added, special court to hear case for speedy disposal

India Today  

A special court in Jharkhand will hear the Dumka case, in which a girl, later identified as a minor, was burnt alive by her alleged stalker, Shahrukh, for spurning his romantic advances. This comes after the Child Welfare Committee urged the Superintendent of Police to add POCSO charges to the case after it found that the victim was under the …

Jharkhand: BJP will take care of Dumka victim's family, says visiting delegation
2 years, 4 months ago

Jharkhand: BJP will take care of Dumka victim's family, says visiting delegation

Firstpost  

A delegation of BJP leaders comprising Nishikant Dubey, Manoj Tiwari and Kapil Mishra on Wednesday met the family of Class XII girl who died days after being set ablaze by a man in Jharkhand’s Dumka and promised to take care of the victim’s family. New Delhi: A delegation of BJP leaders comprising Nishikant Dubey, Manoj Tiwari and Kapil Mishra on …

NCPCR chief to travel to Jharkhand’s Dumka, meet team probing Class 12 girl’s murder
2 years, 4 months ago

NCPCR chief to travel to Jharkhand’s Dumka, meet team probing Class 12 girl’s murder

Firstpost  

The incident occurred on 23 August when the accused, identified as Shahrukh, allegedly poured petrol on the victim from outside the window of her room while she was sleeping and set her on fire New Delhi: The chairperson of apex child rights body NCPCR will travel to Dumka in Jharkhand on September 4 to meet the family of a class …

Jharkhand Dumka Killing: CWC recomends SP to add sections under POCSO Act,says deceased minor
2 years, 4 months ago

Jharkhand Dumka Killing: CWC recomends SP to add sections under POCSO Act,says deceased minor

Firstpost  

The committee said she was around 16 years old as per the class 10 board examination marksheet and not an adult as claimed by the police Ranchi: The Child Welfare Committee in Jharkhand’s Dumka district has said that the class 12 student who died days after being set on fire by a man was a minor, and demanded action against …

Dumka murder victim a minor, finds Jharkhand child welfare panel, seeks action under Pocso
2 years, 4 months ago

Dumka murder victim a minor, finds Jharkhand child welfare panel, seeks action under Pocso

India Today  

As the murder of a girl in Jharkhand's Dumka sent shockwaves across the country, the child welfare committee in the state has now said the victim was 15 years old and not 19, as stated earlier. The Dumka Public Relations Office said in a statement, "Jharkhand Child Welfare Committee recommends SP to add sections under POCSO Act in the matter. …

Jharkhand Child Welfare panel finds Dumka girl set ablaze was minor, demands actions under POCSO
2 years, 4 months ago

Jharkhand Child Welfare panel finds Dumka girl set ablaze was minor, demands actions under POCSO

India TV News  

Highlights The school girl who was set on fire in Dumka was a minor. Dumka girl murder: The Jharkhand Child Welfare Committee in its report found that the school girl who was set on fire in Dumka was a minor. “The Jharkhand Child Welfare Committee recommends the SP to add sections under POCSO Act in the matter. A statement by …

Jharkhand High Court takes cognisance of Ankita murder case, summons DGP and Home Secretary
2 years, 4 months ago

Jharkhand High Court takes cognisance of Ankita murder case, summons DGP and Home Secretary

Op India  

On Tuesday, the Jharkhand High Court took cognizance of Ankita Singh’s murder case and summoned the Director General of Police and the Home Secretary in the case. Jharkhand High Court takes cognizance of the Dumka school girl murder case, summons DGP and seeks a report on the matter. According to Ankita’s 10th class mark sheet which has been made public …

Dumka killing: Gandhi siblings demand speedy justice, punishment for culprit
2 years, 4 months ago

Dumka killing: Gandhi siblings demand speedy justice, punishment for culprit

Firstpost  

The incident took place in Jharkhand’s Dumka district on August 23. The accused, identified as Shahrukh, allegedly poured petrol on the teenager from outside the window of her room when she was sleeping and set her on fire New Delhi: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday demanded justice for a Class 12 student who died after …

Dumka teenager murder: Jharkhand HC seeks report from DGP, asks cops to give security to victim's kin
2 years, 4 months ago

Dumka teenager murder: Jharkhand HC seeks report from DGP, asks cops to give security to victim's kin

Hindustan Times  

The Jharkhand high court on Tuesday took cognisance of the murder of a 19-year-old girl in Dumka district and summoned director general of police Neeraj Sinha seeking a report on the matter. The court also directed the state police to provide adequate security to the girl's family. Activists of Jharkhand Youth Bigrade raise slogans during a protest after the death …

Dumka Girl Death: Jharkhand HC Takes Cognizance, Summons DGP. Police Form SIT To Probe Matter
2 years, 4 months ago

Dumka Girl Death: Jharkhand HC Takes Cognizance, Summons DGP. Police Form SIT To Probe Matter

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Jharkhand High Court on Tuesday took cognizance of the Dumka school girl murder case where a man had set ablaze a class 12th girl who later succunmbed to her injuries, reported news agency ANI. Meanwhile, the Jharkhand Police formed a Special Investigation Team to oversee the case, said an official, quoted by the news agency. Jharkhand High …

Man sets Hindu girl on fire in Jharkhand's Dumka, seen smiling in police custody | Watch
2 years, 4 months ago

Man sets Hindu girl on fire in Jharkhand's Dumka, seen smiling in police custody | Watch

India TV News  

Highlights A girl in Jharkhand's Dumka was set on fire by a man. Dumka girl set on fire: A girl in Jharkhand's Dumka was set on fire by a man because she rejected his proposal. Soon after she succumbed to the burn injuries, a video went viral on social media where the accused, identified as Shahrukh, could be seen smiling …

Jharkhand HC directs CBI to implead WhatsApp chief in judge's murder case
2 years, 9 months ago

Jharkhand HC directs CBI to implead WhatsApp chief in judge's murder case

India Today  

The Jharkhand High Court on Friday directed the CBI to implead the chief of WhatsApp in connection with the murder of an additional district judge last year. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Dr Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad asked the central agency to make WhatsApp's chief a party in the case and served a notice on the …

UP govt challenges acquittal of former minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati of POCSO Act charge
2 years, 10 months ago

UP govt challenges acquittal of former minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati of POCSO Act charge

India Today  

The Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday moved the Allahabad High Court, challenging the acquittal of former state minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati of stringent charges under the POCSO Act despite being convicted of gang-raping a woman in 2017. The state government moved the Lucknow bench of the high court, also challenging the acquittal of his associates in the gang-rape case. A …

8-yr-old raped by 2 juveniles in Delhi's Shastri Park; accused booked under POCSO
2 years, 11 months ago

8-yr-old raped by 2 juveniles in Delhi's Shastri Park; accused booked under POCSO

India Today  

In a horrific incident, an 8-year-old girl was allegedly raped by two minors in the Shastri Park area of Delhi, police said on Tuesday. Victim raped by 2 juveniles During the enquiry, it was found that the incident happened on January 24 at around 2 PM, when the victim was playing outside her house and she was lured by one …

Trial Court Focussed On Alleged Crime's Impact On Women Education Without Applying Judicial Mind: J&K&L HC Grants Bail To POCSO Accused
3 years, 2 months ago

Trial Court Focussed On Alleged Crime's Impact On Women Education Without Applying Judicial Mind: J&K&L HC Grants Bail To POCSO Accused

Live Law  

The Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court recently granted bail to a man accused of sexually assaulting a minor as it noted that the victim and her father had stated nothing against him/accused in their statements recorded under Section 164 CrPC. The accused, Ishfaq Ahmad Khan, had moved the High Court after the Sessions Judge denied him bail on …

Jharkhand High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Jharkhand Judge Uttam Anand's Death
3 years, 5 months ago

Jharkhand High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Jharkhand Judge Uttam Anand's Death

Live Law  

The Jharkhand High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the death of Additional District Judge of Dhanbad district, Uttam Anand, who was hit by a four-wheeled vehicle in broad daylight on Wednesday.The Bench of Chief Justice Dr. Ravi Ranjan has issued the order directing the SSP, Dhanbad to remain present before the Court today As seen in a surfaced …

Courts in Uttar Pradesh sentence two to death in rape, murder cases
3 years, 9 months ago

Courts in Uttar Pradesh sentence two to death in rape, murder cases

India Today  

A court sentenced one person to death and three to life imprisonment in connection with the murder of three people over a land dispute in Bharuch. Three years ago, Satya Prakash, Bhavar Singh, Sundar Singh were shot dead in Bharuch village of Raya while they were sleeping at three different places. The Additional District Judge released Bhagwati Devi as she …

POCSO-Victims Entitled To Receive Information About Court Proceedings Including Status Of Bail Of Accused: J&K HC
4 years ago

POCSO-Victims Entitled To Receive Information About Court Proceedings Including Status Of Bail Of Accused: J&K HC

Live Law  

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that victims are entitled to receive most appropriate information of the proceedings which would include the status of the accused including his/her bail, temporary release, parole or pardon, escape, absconding from justice or death. As per Guideline 2.2 contained therein, Children have the right to information about the case in which they …

[Breaking] Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case: Delhi Court Convicts Brajesh Thakur For Raping Minor Girls
4 years, 11 months ago

[Breaking] Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case: Delhi Court Convicts Brajesh Thakur For Raping Minor Girls

Live Law  

Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Kulshreshtha at Saket Court has convicted Brajesh Thakur and 18 other accused persons in the Muzaffarpur Shelter Home case. Brajesh Thakur has been convicted for multiple grounds of rape, gangrape, IPC) aggravated sexual assault under section 6 of POCSO Act, criminal conspiracy, and offences under the Juvenile Justice Act. Certain female accused persons are convicted of …

Ajmer: Father arrested for allegedly raping, impregnating minor daughter
5 years, 4 months ago

Ajmer: Father arrested for allegedly raping, impregnating minor daughter

India Today  

Rajasthan Police on Sunday arrested a man from Ajmer district for allegedly raping and impregnating his daughter. Police Station officer, Rajendra Commando said that the matter was solved after eight months of investigation as the family was not co-operating. Speaking to ANI on the matter, PSO Rajendra Commando said, "We had received information about the rape of a minor girl …

3-year old girl raped in Kanpur, accused arrested
5 years, 5 months ago

3-year old girl raped in Kanpur, accused arrested

India TV News  

In a shocking incident, a three-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man in Pem village in Kanpur on Saturday, said the police. Assistant Superintendent of Police Ajay Kumar said: "The child had come to the village to visit her grandparents and the accused was also visiting a relative." The accused abducted the girl, took her to an abandoned house …

Uttar Preadesh: 11-year-old girl raped, murdered
5 years, 6 months ago

Uttar Preadesh: 11-year-old girl raped, murdered

India TV News  

A 11-year-old girl was raped and murdered in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district. The girl, who was sleeping outside her house, was found missing when her father woke up in the middle of the night. However, when she did not return for long, I along with my family and neighbours launched a search and found my daughter's body lying in an …

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